Jose-Massu-Espinel
Glenmorangie Allta
Single Malt — Highlands, Scotland
Reviewed
May 22, 2021 (edited July 29, 2022)
Glenmorangie has a certain quality level that they never drop. Having said that, this is not my favorite distillery, but i recognize it as one of the most important brands out there. This "Allta" expression is a very solid offering.
Allta is one of Bill Lumsden's experiments, where he used a special type of yeast, which was developed by Glenmorangie's Lab. This special yeast name is Saccharomyces diaemath.
Bottled at 51.2%abv, golden color.
On the nose, it has a nice, nothing out of this world aroma. It starts with your typical Glenmorangie orange note. A little oaky, wheaty. Malted barley notes, Spanish "Turron" (nougat). After having a sip, the aroma released a waffer aroma with creamy vanilla custard, that resembles exactly to a very famous ecuadorian sweet waffer cookie called "GALLETAS AMOR" (translation: Love Cookies).
On the palate everything leveled up amazingly. Creamy puff pastry, waffer, oranges, a very spicy pepper. Beautiful flavor.
Aftertaste was near perfection. Nice creamy waffer (galletas amor); cereal in a good way; puff pastry with vanilla.
Strong, powerful, very enjoyable finish. A little soapy and ginger.
Overall, this dram really surprised me. For $110 it gives you an enjoyable experience. Very well rounded, i don't believe this one will have bad reviews. I give credit to Glenmorangie for trying new things and deliver good products. My score for it is a very well deserved 89 over 100.
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Another solid review Jose! Considering this one BUT like you mentioned not a big fan of glenmo either but some of their releases do not disappoint and they are worth trying If the price is right!